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Seaford

Ranked #18 of 274 Adelaide suburbs for green space. Every number below comes from open data — official crime statistics, ABS census and GPS activity traces — not opinion.

By BestSuburbs research · Updated October 2026 · Adelaide
Seaford suburb score card: safety, activity, value and other scores, Adelaide
Green space86#18 of 274
Cafés82#50 of 274
Parks81#40 of 274
Schools nearby (OSM)76#54 of 274

Seaford suburb profile: score breakdown

Active
47
#155 of 274
Safety
13
#238 of 274
Wealth
15
#233 of 274
Value
3
#257 of 274
Parks
81
#40 of 274
Cafés
82
#50 of 274
Transit
45
#150 of 274
Green space
86
#18 of 274
Active & healthy
64
#47 of 274
Schools nearby (OSM)
76
#54 of 274

Seaford crime rate, rent, prices and other numbers

Population4,493
Area3.2 km²
Postcode5169
Median household income$1,254/wk
Median rent$330/wk
Median house price (Apr–Jun 2026)$972,500 (20 sales this quarter; up 18.6% YoY)
Crime rate106.8 incidents per 1,000 people
Parks13 (6.77 ha per 1,000 people)
Schools (government data)3 — 3 primary, 0 secondary; nearest primary 0.69 km, secondary 5.14 km
Families score57/100 (safety 30 · schools 25 · parks per 1,000 15 · kinders 10 · price-for-size 10 · transit 10)
Within 400m of a park98.7% of the suburb
Cafés3
Gyms & sport venues11
Public transport stops47 (1 train station, 46 bus stops)
Schools nearby (OSM, not catchment zoning)2 schools in the suburb, plus 1 kindergarten — nearest is All Saints Catholic Primary School (0.26 km)

Sale prices: SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales, April–June 2026 quarter (2Q 2026) — © Government of South Australia (Land Services SA), Metropolitan Median House Sales, CC BY 4.0. Quarterly median house sale price per suburb, metropolitan Adelaide. Units are not in this dataset. Figures marked as low-volume rest on fewer than 10 sales that quarter.

Who lives in Seaford

Population
4,493
Median age
43 years
Median household income
$1,254/wk
Median rent
$330/wk
Median house price (Apr–Jun 2026)
$972,500

Source: ABS Census 2021; sale prices SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales, April–June 2026 quarter (2Q 2026). We do not hold a suburb-level renter/owner split, families-with-children rate, born-overseas rate or dwelling-type breakdown for Seaford — the fields above are everything the census data behind this site currently carries.

Common questions about Seaford

What is the postcode for Seaford?

The postcode for Seaford, Adelaide is 5169.

Is Seaford a good suburb?

There is no single invented "overall" score here -- Seaford is measured on 10 separate categories rather than blended into one number. Its strongest is green space, ranking #18 of 274 Adelaide suburbs, and it ranks in the top half of Adelaide for 5 of the 10 categories measured here. The full breakdown is above.

Is Seaford safe?

It is on the less safe side of Adelaide, scoring 13/100 for safety and ranking #238 of 274 suburbs. Recorded offences run at 107 per 1,000 residents. That score is recorded offences per 1,000 residents from official crime statistics, as a percentile against every other suburb in the city.

Is Seaford good for families?

Mixed, and the weak spot is safety. Here are the family measures we can compute — safety 13/100, parks 81/100 and green space 86/100, with a median age of 43. It has 3 schools in the suburb, with the nearest primary 0.7 km from its centre. School counts and distances feed the families score; catchment zoning and school results do not (we cannot publish those) — see our Adelaide families ranking for the full method.

Is Seaford expensive to live in?

The median house sale price was $972,500 in Apr–Jun 2026 (SA Government Metropolitan Median House Sales), up 18.6% YoY. Median rent is $330 a week, and household income ranks #233 of 274 in Adelaide. Against what the suburb offers, it scores 3/100 for value.

Does Seaford have good public transport?

It scores 45/100 for transit, #150 of 274 in Adelaide. That measures train, tram and bus access within the suburb boundary, weighted by mode.

Are there parks in Seaford?

99% of the suburb is within walking distance of a park, at 6.8 hectares per 1,000 residents — 86/100 for green space.

Scores are percentiles against every other suburb in Adelaide: 100 is the best in the city, 50 is mid-table. Updated October 2026 (last updated 2026-10-17). Sources: open GPS activity traces, official crime statistics, ABS census, OpenStreetMap.
About this data: every number on this page is computed from public sources — it is not an opinion or a sponsored placement. See how we rank suburbs for the full method.
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